Riverside County Supervisors want to expand the use of drones to fight wildfires

Seven wildfires are smoldering throughout California and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors wants to expand the use of drones to help contain them.

Supervisors V. Manuel Perez and Kevin Jeffries put forth a motion at the Riverside County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday asking the board to recommend policies to the U.S. Department of Defense that could expedite the approval process for the domestic use of remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), commonly known as drones, for firefighting …